Local organizations donate Chromebooks to Pascagoula Adult Learning Center

Teaching in a now online world can be almost impossible without any remote resources.

This was an issue faced by the Pascagoula Adult Learning Center.

- - without any remote resources.

- this was an issue - faced by the pascagoula adult - learning center.

News 25' - lorraine weiskopf shares with u- how one donation is - easing their transition.- - the pascagoula adult learning - center specializes in helping - students get their high - school diplomas, workforce- - - - training, or work force - credentials.- their routine changed - drastically with the pandemic,- having to switch to remote- learning while most of their- students don't have online- leaning resources.

Kathlen- williams, director of pascagoul- learning center, says, "we knew that we would face many - challenges, most of our student- do not have computer- access or the internet.

So we - knew we had to reach out to our- community partners- for assistance."

Bacot mccarty foundation and- second chance mississippi - partnered together to assist in- the transition.

- when the adult learning center- reached out to executive- - - - director of second chance - mississippi zach scruggs, he- eagerly replied.- zach scruggs executive director- of second chance mississippi, - says, - "were in!

Lets buy them, so we bought 20 chrome books to help- students get the- instruction that they can't get- in a regular classroom.

- lorraine weiskopf, reporter,- says, "prior to covid-19 this class used to be jammed - packed with students.

Now class- is being taught a little bit- differently.

As you can - see behind me mrs. avery is - teaching class via google meet" before the chromebooks teacher- were giving out - homework packets for students t- do work at home.- jan avery, teacher at pascagoul- adult learning, says, "we received the chrome - books from second chance, we've- been able to have our google- meets and our - long distance classrooms. that'- just been awesome."

Student diamond olier, also - nicknamed "dina" earned her ge wednesday, she feels like the - pascagoula adult learning - center has set her up for - success.- <nats: we're very proud of you!- "they offer so many programs, after the fact of graduating- from the system, that you - have no choice but to succeed" zach scruggs, executive directo- of second chance mississippi, - says, - "when an adult can get a high school equivalency or work- course certification, it- puts them in the middle class.- they can go on and do bigger an- better- things.

And were very happy to- be a part of that" in pascagoula, lorraine weiskop- news 25 - -